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first messenger

American  

noun

Biochemistry.
  1. a hormone that triggers a biochemical reaction at a site removed from its release.


Etymology

Origin of first messenger

First recorded in 1975–80

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The hormone is called a first messenger and the cellular component is called a second messenger.

From Textbooks Jun. 9, 2022

The hormone that initiates the signaling pathway is called a first messenger, which activates a second messenger in the cytoplasm, as illustrated in Figure 28.6.

From Textbooks Jun. 9, 2022

The hormone that initiated the signaling pathway is called a first messenger.

From Textbooks Jun. 9, 2022

In this case, the hormone is called a first messenger.

From Textbooks Jun. 19, 2013

Since sending my first messenger," it ran, "Monseigneur's business calls me immediately to Poictiers; so I must meet you there instead.

From For The Admiral by Marx, W.J.

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